The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-07
An ORDINANCE
Relating to Estrays aud the City
Estray Pound.

! Section BE 1t ordained by the City
| Council of Sslt Lake City that: Part
of Lot 8. Block SO, Plot "a" Salt Lake
City survey, situate and being on the
south side of the public grounds known
as Washington Square" in the First
Municipal Ward, is hereby designated
as the City .Estray Pound. for impound.
ing animals running at large or doing
damage within the corporate limits OF
said city, as hereinafter provided
Sec. Ut shall be the duty of the
City Pound-keeper to receive and take
care of all animals committed to his
charge and provide all necessary forage
| therefor, and use due diligence to
find the owners OF said animals,
by examining the record of Marks
and Brands and otherwise, and
receive and file all bills of damage
duly presented and enter the amounts
in the pound book, which shall be open
to the inspection OF the public; he shall
not deliver any animal to the owner
until all costs and damages are paid or
satisfactorily arranged for.
SEC. 3-1he City Pound-keeper shall
register, in the pound book, all animals
delivered to him for commn meat, which
registration shall set forth when re-
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amount of damage done, kind of
animal, approximate age, color, marks,
brands, and such other description a.
may aid the owner to identify his
animal, true copy of which the
Pounc-keeper shall forthwith post up
on the outside of the entrance door OF
said pound.
SIC. ALI animals remaining un-
claimed three days from the time of
commitment shall be advertised for
sale by the Pound-keeper not less than
three times, in some newspaper pub
Ii he'd in SAID city having general cir
culatlon. stating The time and place of
sale, and giving description of said
animals as direct in Section of this
ordinance, and. that if not claimed and
taken away within ten days from the
date thereof, he will expose them at
public sale and sell them to the highest
responsible bidder.
SEC. 5.-fhe net proceeds of the sale
of all animals, made in pursuance of
Section of this ordinance, shall be
paid into the city treasury, subject to
the order of the owners of said animals,
if applied for within SIX months from
the date of sale; If not applied for by the
owners within that time the City Treas
urer shall place the amount to the
creQlb Oh CITY revenue.
SEC. 6.-No cattle, horses. mules
r sheep, goats or swine shall be:alloxs ed to
run at large or be herded, picketed or
staked out upon any street. sidewalk OF
other public place within the limits OF
this city and all such animals so found
may be taken up and driven to the
estray pound. Pfosided. that nothing
: herein shall be SO construed as to pre-
vent any citizen from herding milct
COWS. work cattle. horses, mules oil
other animals on the unenclosed public
lands within the city but away from
the settled portions thereof.
SEC. All damages done by any
animal trespassihg shall be forthwith
appraised by any disinterested person
who may make reasonable charge fol
such service, and shall set forth il
such appraisal. in writing, the time anl
place of damage, the amount. o.
damages, together with his charges, tn,
name of the owner of the animal, i
known, the name, of the person 81
damaged also the kind and description
of the animal. which appraisal, if no
: paid or satisfactorily arranged by tn,
owner, or il the owner be not found
shall, together with the animal, be de
livered to the City Pound-keeper. Pro
cided. that if the owner deem tn,
appraisal too high, said owner ma,
choose another appraiser, whc, witt
the first, may make new appraisal: o
when they cannot agree, they two ma,
choose third, and the three. may pro
coed to make final appraisal.
Sec. S-Any animal found doing dam
age may be taken up by any pers on
and il the owner cannot be found, or
found shall refuse to pay all costs ant
damage, said animal may be taker
forthwith to the city pound, and deliv
= cred to the keeper thereof, and may b
held and sold as provided in Section
of this ordinance unless previously re
deemed.
SEC. 9.-Any person other than tn
City Ponnd-keeper taking up an animal
under the provisions of this ordinance
and retaining it more than twenty-fou
hours. shall, on conviction, be liable t,
pay fine of five dollars, and shall los
all damages that may have accrue,
thereon.
. SEC. 1O.~Any person taking his Owl
animal or that OF any other person on
of the custody of person holding tn
= same for damages done by it, or out O
the city pound, by stealth, or by force
or who shall interrupt or hinder an
one while in the discharge Of his duty
B shall be liable to fine in any sum no
exceeding 500, or imprisonment not t
exceed one hundred days, or both lin
and Imprisonment.
SEC. 1I-Any person who shall ma
liciously or mischieyously secrete O
impound the animal of another, or VIII
shall maliciously or mischievously al
and abet therein, shall, on conviction
pc liable to fine in any sum not ex
. ceeding $25 for each offense.
SEC. 12-The Pound keepers fees fo
impounding, registering and posting u
notice shall not exceed 81 per head fo
horses, mules or cattle, nor rs cent
for calves, goats, sheep and swine
Fees tor feeding animals shall b
governed by the price of forage in th
city market at the time of feeding th
same. Fees for advertising shall nc
xc-ed . asonable compensation Their,
fv1. a i said ices shall be retained b
. The Pound Keeper tor MS compensate
and the Payment of all costs that ma
have accrued.
SEC Is 1t shall be the duty of th
Pound keeper to keep books in whic
he shall keep an accurate account of a
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